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GB milk deliveries: Favourable economics drive further growth in July
Thursday, 14 August 2025
Estimated GB milk deliveries totalled 1,069 million litres in July, an increase of 4.4% compared to the same month last year. Daily deliveries averaged 34.48 million litres per day.
So far, production for this year’s milk season (April–July) has totalled 4,497 million litres, up 5.3% on the same period in 2024. This is the highest volume on record for this period, 2% above the previous record set in 2019.
Favourable dairy economics have encouraged year-on-year growth in deliveries since September. The milk to feed price ratio (MFPR) remains firmly in the expansion zone. Recent milk price announcements for August held mostly steady and the latest data from Promar Milkminder dairy costings (May) show that concentrate feed costs had fallen by 5.3% versus levels a year ago. Over the same period, it was recorded that concentrate feed usage increased by 6.1%. This may be due in part to challenging weather conditions for some farmers pressuring forage demand, but also a reflection of a strong MFPR incentivising greater feed use to boost milk yields.
July was the UK's fifth warmest on record, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. Grass-growth has been regionally divided depending on rainfall but is a concern for many. Data collected by AHDB Forage for Knowledge showed total recorded grass growth in July was well below the long term average.
As an early harvest is well underway, farmers will be keeping an eye on progress and what that might mean for feed prices and availability come winter.
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